Video: Rick Nielsen Wants You to Want Rockford

I grew up in Rockford and bought my first acoustic/electric guitar from Rick's dad at his Music Box shop.
It was a "Kay," and the action was a mile high, but it was still a bad@ss liitle guitar. All the kids in the neighborhood loved it. I gifted it to one of them before I moved to Seattle. We have Paul Allen's homage to Jimi Hendrix, "The Experience Music Project" out here..... but I'm thinkin' Rick's place will blow it away. I have faith in my hometown Rocker - I'll fly in for the grand opening! We love Rockford and You for thinking of it! Be sure there's plenty of media at the Metro Center to direct concert goers out to your RockVegas Venue

i had the great fortune of knowing cheap trick 35 years ago.they started out on the college circuit..they have been very loyal to rockford.it is uncommon to see rick at a hockey game,with his son.often they headline events in rockford,that other sucssesful groups do not need.rockford is an old mid west industrial blue collar town.they have taken it on the chin.keep rockin.rick,robin,bun e.partied hardy with you guys one night after hours in dekalb.it was wild.

8:21 pm April 26, 2009

Pete Castelli wrote :

Through the years Cheap Trick has become synonymous with the town of Rockford, Illinois. Therefore, it seems fitting that Rick Nielden would be the guy to develop this project.
Judging by the work ethic and integrity Rick has displayed with his band over the years, I am sure, when completed, the entertainment complex will be very successful. This New Yorker will certainly be Rockford-bound to check it out!

12:19 pm April 27, 2009

Jeff Miller wrote :

My only wish was that Rick and his partners would have been able to put the "museum" in downtown Rockford. Alas, they made the right business decision and put it just off the I-90 expressway that connects Chicago with Wisconsin. Easy off - easy back on.

Hindsight is always 20/20 - but, Rockford made a major blunder when they did not connect the I-90 expressway (or 39/251 for that matter) to *downtown* years and years ago. The downtown area wants to he hip, wants to have more nice restaurants, wants to have better entertainment, wants young white collar professionals to live and socialize there - it's just going too slow for us Rockfordians.

Many thanks to Rick for investing in his hometown though...bravo.

8:18 pm May 1, 2009

Mike Robinson wrote :

Cheap Trick was the first big concert I ever went to. My dorm neighbor at college was from Rockford and I had the opportunity to go there several times. This goes back 25 years and things weren't that great even then. But it always was a good place to party. So maybe Mr. Nielsen's rock and roll plan has a chance. By the way ... if you're out there Mark Ricotta ("The Cheese") send a reply to this post. I've been in Brazil for the past 16 years. I know it's a longshot, but worth rolling the dice.

11:18 pm May 8, 2009

Laura Faeth wrote :

Cheap Trick's last CD (2006) was titled "Rockford," paying homage to their hometown. Will be interesting to see when Mr. Nielsen's project receives the necessary financing to get started. Rockford certainly needs the boost in tourism, and Rick's insane number of rare, vintage and collectible guitars need a place to be showcased.

Mr. Michael G. Robinson. . . .The long shot paid off, Big Guy. I have read your blog post. I am here in Rockford and love it. I've been trying to find contact info for you in Brazil for the past five years. Email me through my Linkedin page or Facebook page, or heck, here's my email address: mark.ricotta@comcast.net. Would be great to hear from you!!!!! I actutally spoke with Lynora last week too! Who knows, maybe I'll hop a plane to Sao Paulo. Can't wait to hear from you buddy. And oh yeah, Cheap Trick continues to be one of the definitive rock bands in the world. . .Bun E.s got his own band now too. . .

12:04 pm October 8, 2009

Sara Mann wrote :

It might be time for a blog update here, considering Rockford has been the source of national controversy lately because of the shotting of an unarmed black man by two white police officers.http://mannuscript.com/?p=212

YES , WE CAN...YES , WE CAN...WE WILL WIN IN WAR ON TERROR (30 whities or what are terrorists will never come back alive...thank you lord....aaamen).

What do you mean tragedy! It was just a birthday present for planet apes president !!! That's all ! Feels great to flip hamburgers and hip hop atop of good news...makes you feel vibrant and energized !!!

ARIZONA = UTOYA = GOVERNMENT‘S "AFTERLIFE" CASH & $$ FLASH MOB (there was no shooting in Utoya or Arizona, but tear gas and theater instead on faces of multiculturalism maniacs..your guilt or blame and shame weapon against us and our families in our own countries atop of forceful unemployment during so called "ECONOMIC CRISES" during which third world foreigners are allowed to rape, kill, and still is nothing else but fast way to early retirements for government related criminals/ terrorists...$$$ extra bonuses, and newly issued state identities while calling you a terrorists) !!!

GOOGLE stateofterror.blogspot.com/ OR stateofterror.wordpress.com/

Whitie is fighting war on terrorism just to come home and be pronounced as terrorist...turned in Timothy, jobless, homeless ...YESSS, WE CAN...YESSS, WE CAN...GABBY OPENED HER EYES (Obaminator’s psychotic speech in Tucson = failed “Apocalypse Now“)

WAKE-UP !!! WAKE UP PEOPLE BEFORE IT GETS ALL TO LATE ON PLANET APES !!! TEARS WON'T DO YOU ANY GOOD !!! AS BUSH STATED "THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE PAID FOR"(to die ) !!

EVEN IF IRAQ WOULD HAVE BEEN WAR FOR OIL ONLY, VETERANS WOULDN'T NEVER EVER HAVE TO BE HOMELESS PEOPLE THE WAY THEY ARE AND NOR WOULD OUR PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE ALLOVER THE PLACE THE WAY THEY DO TO VERY TODAY(never ending “war on terror” story). BECAUSE EVEN IF WAR WAS FOR THE SAKE OF MONEY, MONEY SHOULD BE USED FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS AND NOT WHAT THE CASE IS OR AGAINST WHITES(to destroy us allover the world) !!! You don't really proof for 911, just put your sht together in your heads...THIS IS PLENTY ENOUGH TO HAVE O(B)SAMA INDICTED FOR CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST WHITE AMERICAN HUMANITY TOGETHER WITH HIS ZIONIST MASTERS) !!!

Don't worry O(s)bama, you have just saved USA what is lots of Dollars in your DEBT DEALS as those best of America or Navy Seals would also grew older and then you already know how it goes...DEAD & ILL = DEBT DEAL !!!

HOW MUCH FURTHER ARE WE WILLING TO GO IN ORDER TO PLEASE VERY SAME PEOPLE WHO DENY US EVEN THE RIGHT TO EXISTENCE(what is to you country without laws or lawless country in respect to your personal rights, but the one that in contrast to your denied basic human rights recognizes you extremely liable when payments are due) !!?

IS IT INDEPENDENCE THAT WE CELEBRATE OR DEPENDENCE (what are your credit card bills or alimony saying about it) !!? HOW IS YOUR DIABETES AND LOST MARRIAGES !!? FORECLOSURES AND JOB SEARCH !!? THAT IS THE QUESTION TO BE OR NOT TO BE !!! IS IT LAND OF THE FREE OR STATE OF TERROR AGAINST OWN POPULATION !!? IT IS TIME TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT COLOR ARE THE STRIPES ON OUR STAR SPANGLED BANNER !!! TIME TO DETERMINE WHOSE INDEPENDENCE/AMERICA, WE CELEBRATE TODAY(who wants to erase us and denies us the right to exist) !!! IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHOM WE ADDRESS WITH "PRESIDENT" (STOP HUMILIATING YOURSELF) !!!

VOTING POLL:

DO WE NEED MORE PROOFS TO INDICT OBAMA AND BUSH ADMINISTRATION FOR CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST WHITE HUMANITY !!?

1)NO, THEY ARE CLEARLY GUILTY AS OIL WAR NEVER EVER WAS REAL ISSUE IN GENOCIDE AGAINST WHITES. REAL ISSUE ARE FACTS OR WHAT WE WITNESS TODAY WHEN VETERANS ARE HOMELESS, JOBLESS, KILLED, ETC.

2)NO, AS 911 ALONE AS WELL AS ACTIONS IMPOSED AGAINST WHITES IN USA (as well worldwide) ARE CLEARLY INDICATING ACTS OF GENOCIDE AGAINST WHITE HUMANITY

3)YESS AS JUST YESTERDAY(for over 15 years to very yesterday), WE (news/media = vacuum world of lies) WERE TELLING YOU THAT UNEMPLOYMENT WAS AT 10% WHILE TODAY ONE IS AT 50% (HOW COME NO ONE QUESTION JOURNALISM LIKE THIS OR WHAT IS WORLD OF LIES AND DEMENTIA)!

4)I AGREE WITH FIRST TWO ANSWERS ABOVE. IT IS TIME TO PRESS CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST BOTH ADMINISTRATIONS DUE TO ACTS OF GENOCIDE AGAINST WHITE HUMANITY FOR THE SAKE(SAFETY) OF US AND OUR CHILDREN(DO NOT TURN THEM IN WHITE REFUGEES ON PLANET APES OR WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE WHEN VISITING ABOVE PAGES) !!!

3:40 pm February 8, 2012

Concerned Reader wrote :

The WSJ should better monitor its on-line projects. I expect better than this from the WSJ.

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